The private equity and energy sectors form particular areas of focus for Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP‘s tax practice, which often advises on cross-border tax structuring. Property taxes, employee incentives and shareholding-related issues are also parts of the group’s portfolio. Jeremy Smith leads overall from Newcastle, while the group's South West offering is spearheaded by Ronan Lowney, who was promoted to partnership in July 2023.
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Key clients
- FiscalNote Inc.
- LDC
- Sterling Pharma Solutions
- Patrizia Property Developments Limited
- Niedax Galvanik
- RES UK & Ireland
- Immediate Media
- Unicard
Work highlights
- Advised FiscalNote on the cross-border acquisition of Dragonfly, involving tax issues concerning employee incentives, target reorganisation and cross-border finance.
- Acted for LDC on the investment into Clerksroom Chambers, advising on issues relating to the negotiation of the tax aspects of the transaction as well as issues on incentivisation and finance of the transaction.
- Advised Sterling Pharma Solutions on the acquisition of NewChem Technologies, including advising on issues relating to R&D tax credits and a more complex consideration structure.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jeremy Smith